World Evolution of Homo Sapien’s Spirituality and Culture (Evolution Series Part III)

World Evolution of Homo Sapien’s Spirituality and Culture (Evolution Series Part III)

This article is about the evolution of our spirituality. Our desire to care for each other. Our ability to understand life and the universe. To question. To Become.

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Ashley Heacock, 2026

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Hello everybody and welcome to the Awakening Consciousness Podcast with Ashley Hickok. So this is the third part of the evolution series. And this one is about the world evolution of Homo sapiens, spirituality, and culture. So this article is about the evolution of our spirituality, our desire to care for each other, our ability to understand life and the universe, to question and to become. Alright, and again you can find this on my website, awakeningconsciousness.community, as an article. You can also go to medium.com under Ashley Heacock and find the article there. And it includes photos. So you can print it out or you can look at it online if you like. Okay. So I'm fascinated by Earth and the evolution of animals and our species. I took two classes on evolution at Harvard, and one was at a PHD level. I've continued my fascination with this topic and have been documenting the evolution of animals and Homo sapiens. I thought I'd shared my research with you all. As most of you know, humans first evolved in Africa, and most of human evolution occurred there. You may not know though that the evolution of Homo sapiens began with chimpanzees and bonabos, mating around, we're not sure, again, there's there's different estimates. It could be as far back as BC or MC, I'm not sure. But the first early humans migrated out of Africa into Asia between 2 and 1.8 million years ago, and into Europe between 1.5 and 1 million years ago. Or perhaps 50,000 years ago. There's so much discrepancy, that's the thing. I look this up on Google AI, I look it up on different websites, and there's different numbers. So clearly there needs to be more research in this area. The modern human species, Homo sapiens, as we call ourselves, evolved from Homo okay, how do I say this? Hydilbergenis. Homo sapiens coexisted with other human species, including Neanderthals, Homo erectus, homoflores, homoergaster, homo erectis sensulatu, homo habilis, homo rudafhenitis paranthropus bossi and Australopithecus. So I talked about in part two that I would I would get to these names in part three. So we call everybody on earth Homo sapiens, but we mated apes, chimpanzees and bonobos that created our species, created all of these differential homo fill-in the blank. And they were all mating with each other, and so were all extremely different. And again, I said that the male sperm that ejaculates is like millions of sperm. So it could have some Homo habilis, some Homo ergaster in there. I I'm not sure. And are we really all Homo sapiens or are some of us different? It's something that could be studied more. However, Homo sapiens are now the only surviving species, as we call ourselves. We obviously, though, contain some of these gene codes from these different ape species that evolved from chimpanzees and bonobos. Plus, we have migrated around the earth due to trade, war, the environment, etc. So that means our DNA and RNA is super complex and diverse. So this article is about the evolution of our spirituality, our desire to care for each other, our ability to understand life in the universe, to question, to become. All right. So again, I'm not entirely sure about these numbers. BC. Wow, so this is a Homo sapien timeline started in um one second, let me just uh put this into Google AI really quick and just see what it says. Um so I think yeah, this is more like so so okay, so our timeline is very confusing. So it started with impanzies and bonables, then it then it went to Australopithecus, supposedly, and brains became 35% more modern Homo sapiens, and then Homo rhodolfensis was found in Africa, and then Homo habilis was the first species to make stone tools in Africa, so that's a really big deal. So this is kind of what separates us from chimpanzees and ponopules, is that where our brains are able to do things that they don't do. So we made stone tools for the first time, and then we began cooking. We learned how to make a fire, that was a huge turning point in Africa. Um that was around 1.8 million years ago, so that freed us up time to do and think and feel other things. Um and you can you can learn about that more. Um so uh um let's see, I'm looking this up. Uh Richard Ringham, yeah, I think was the first researcher to talk about how big of a deal fire was for human beings. Uh, can you think now about how easy it is to cook a meal through, you know, just putting it on the stove. I personally don't use a microwave. I think it's radiation, I think it kills the vitamins, so I don't use a microwave. But we have stoves. So you can just put uh uh turn a stove on, put fire on it, and it cook something extremely quickly, versus apes, uh bonobos, chimpanzees, they ate a lot of plants, they ate some some like insects, uh they spend most of their day eating. So freeing up time is a really big deal. Uh so stone tools also a big deal. Then we could create bows and arrows with uh more upright bodies, we could run, then we could start hunting prey and having meat, and then we could spend more time doing other things again, like dancing, like artistry, uh like language, um things like that. So so so just just imagine how big a video this is. 1.8 million years ago. Alright. So these other homo and vegaster, sensulato, uh some were found in Asia eventually, some were found in Europe eventually. Um there's some people who think that the Anunnaki might have showed up on Earth, uh, eventually changing some people's DNA. So they're extraterrestrials. Um, so there's there's questions about that. If you're interested in that, feel free to research that. Neanderthals were in Europe and Asia. Neanderthals are really interesting, they eventually um disappeared. They um but they they were mating with with with uh others for a while, so they're in our genes, um, but they were they are different. They have a different brain, they have a different chemistry. Okay. So uh the first Homo sapiens appear in Africa. We we talked about that in in part two as well. Um again, these numbers are really really complicated. Um let's uh yeah, there's there's just different um different numbers that you can find. So Homo Florentias are interesting. They were in Asia, they faced starvation and deformations. So a lot of these different types of of apes, you know, they they kind of formed groups, and then some survived, some did not, some made it, some did not. So uh I'm not a scientist. I this would take like like Google has uh an institute uh that's studying um things like this. Um they would they would be a great a great person, uh great institute to to research this, MIT, um Caltech. I'm not sure what other universities are out there that study these things, but there's there's questions. Okay, so supposedly the brain shape of Homo sapiens became essentially modern and a hundred thousand and the earliest known human burial in the Middle East occurred. And while isn't this unique and a special turning point? Um could be because this is also where the Abrahamic faith also began. So spirituality uh could have started a hundred thousand years ago. Um that's really interesting, and it could have started with other species that we don't really know about. Um you know, we'd have to have archaeological evidence, or we'd have to channel or something like that to really understand. Uh 30,000 BC, Native Americans immigrated to America, indigenous from China. Uh let's see. Okay, 14,000 BC, Queen Nefertiti and King Ak okay I'm not pronouncing this right. Akanaten promoted Atenism, Sun God monotheism. So that's a big deal. So that was 10,000 BC. Uh 14,000 BC, sorry. So that's when the sun god started to be worshipped. So we started to have more spirituality at that time, um, and that was in Africa. In 10,000 BC, the Bhagarstone of the Kalayantra in India was supposedly uh created. Um and this seems like a special time period where spirituality and an understanding of life in this universe was increasing because the Kalayantra is uh really important, it's sacred geometry. Um, the universe, as I've said, I think before, is both scientific and spiritual. Sacred geometry is very important, and so in India they began to understand these concepts. Um in 9000 BC, the tetragrammaton, again another sacred geometry, uh the four-letter name of God in Hebrew was discovered. So that's a really big deal. Um in 5000 BC, the Ain Gazul statues were made in Jordan. So people just started becoming more spiritual and more spiritual. And then in 4000 BC, ancient Egyptians who had numerous scientific and spiritual discoveries, again, I've talked about how they they found out that the water equals one centimeter. I think scientists should resort back to what the ancient Egyptians discovered about uh science and spirituality. They could learn a lot because the ancient Egyptians were extremely intelligent. Okay, so then Hinduism in 4000 BC as well was discovered, uh discovered the law of karma of the universe and many other fascinating spiritual insights. My favorite book is the Bhagavad Gita. Um it's a fascinating book. And yeah, they they they started to understand with their minds that there's like a circle of life. Like if you do this, then this happens. If if you do that, then this happens. Um it's kind of like the golden rule: do unto others as you would do unto yourself. So Hinduism started to understand these things. They started to understand the cycle of samsara, of reincarnation, of people learning spiritual lessons and then uh returning to earth if they did not learn those spiritual lessons, going back into the cycle of samsara until they reached nirvana, which would be considered like heaven or enlightenment, and they overcame all of the lessons they were supposed to learn, and they broke free from the cycle of birth and death, and they were able to not have to reincarnate anymore. So that's massive knowledge, 4000 BC, so that's like 6,000 years ago. Okay. 3100 BC, Stonehenge was found. So that's in Europe. So Stonehenge is interesting, it's a circular pattern. As I mentioned, Europe didn't have many civilizations, but Stonehenge is one that was interesting. They had these stone blocks in a circle, and they had it was like tribalism, and they had mathematical proportionalities to it. Um, and if you're interested in learning about that feel free, uh it would be very interesting. And then in Greece, a lot of differentials started happening. Uh, you had Socrates and Plato, you but first you had the Greek gods, um, and you had all of this really interesting knowledge coming out of this of this place that was a migration point. In 2560 BC, you had the Great Pyramid of Giza in ancient Egypt, and then 2400 BC the pyramid text of ancient Egypt. Okay, so then algebra originated in Babylonia in the Middle East in 2000 BC. Um, that's really interesting. Uh again, our brains just started to kind of understand science, spirituality, sacred geometry, these concepts that were more complex than our other ape ancestors were able to understand. So in 2000 BC, the Mayan civilization was forming really interesting investigations. So I'm gonna quote from Google AI. The Mayan civilization is important for its contributions to math, astronomy, writing, and architecture, including the invention of zero and complex calendars and the construction of impressive cities like Tikal and Chichenitsa. They developed sophisticated writing systems in a deeply rich cultural and spiritual life. Again, writing systems are huge too. So, you know, I've been talking about math and science, but also what about letters? What about alphabets? Human beings were developing these as well. So the mind developed a sophisticated base 20 vigesimal number system and were among the first civilizations to use the concept of zero as a placeholder, which was crucial for. Crucial for complex calculations. Their advanced astronomical knowledge allowed them to create highly accurate and complex calendars that were used for agricultural planning and tracking religious cycles. So I think it's really interesting, you know, also in Egypt, also in the Middle East, they were using astronomical knowledge as well. In the Bible, the three kings were astrologers. They knew that something was happening in the stars, that something really spiritual was happening astronomically, and so they knew that Christ was going to be born. And so today we don't take astronomy to be as spiritual as the ancients did. And that may be a flaw. We might want to reconsider that. So the Mayans developed a unique hieroglyphic writing system as well, leaving records of their history and beliefs on stele codices and other artifacts. So they also had pyramids like the Egyptians. So there's pyramids all over the world. So and they are related to astronomy as well. So and a lot of them were tombs for liters, for ascension planning, meaning spirituality. So these ancients had a lot of really wise knowledge that today, you know, it seems like a lot of scientists are not really into spirituality, but they really should be, because sacred geometry is the language of the universe. And you could put it into AI systems, you could create really advanced artificial intelligence systems using the mathematics of sacred geometry. Okay, so 1800 BC, Judaism and the ancestral tribes of the Abrahamic faith of Christianity and Islam were founded. So this is when the twelve tribes in the Bible began. And God began his lessons to the Abrahamic people, and it's really interesting. So I grew up studying the Bible, and then I switched to Buddhism and Hinduism, and so I learned all about those traditions and karma and everything. And then later in life I had a spiritual awakening by God, and and then I went back to Christianity, but this time to Catholicism, and then I realized how deeply intertwined karmic concepts are in the Bible by God. Like if you do this, then this is going to happen, and if you do this, then this is going to happen. Like if you follow the word of God, then you know you will be on the right path. And if you don't, then wow, watch out. Right? So this is when God began his preaching to the people. And none of the magicians were able to really do what Moses did because Moses was with God. And so when you read the Bible, it's very evident that Moses was obviously special, a prophet, that he was following God, and then Moses led the people out of slavery from Egypt into Palestine, and the Ten Commandments were given and everything. So this was a very spiritual time. Alright. So then the Vedic period begins in India around 1500 BC. Once and again the Upanishads were created, the Bhagavad Gita, mantras, yoga, really special spiritual books that I highly recommend reading if you're interested, were created. And yoga is really interesting because you basically create like pyramids with your body. So you create these sacred geometric patterns with your body that are part of your spirituality. And so that could be studied more as well if you're interested. Alright, so the Passover and the Ten Commandments for God was in 1200 BC, as I talked about. So that's a really big deal. 1000 BC, King David's reign as King of Jerusalem, and bringing the Ark of the Covenant, which holds the Abrahamic texts, was in 1000 BC. 1000 BC, the I Ching of China, Fuxi, and his wife Nuwa created the 64 geometry, making a holographic microcosm of the entire universe using yin and yang principles of binary patterns. The two were sent as a bridge between heaven and earth. And they also talked about marriage. So they talk about feminine and masculine principles. It's really interesting. So they also were aware of sacred geometry and its importance to the universe. Alright, so 800 BC, the Upanishads were supposedly written. 600 BC, Zoroastrianism was started in Persia. So from Google AI and Zoroastrianism, Asha represents the cosmic order, truth, righteousness, and the right way of living. Asha is also seen as reflecting the natural laws and rhythms of the universe, from the order of the seasons to the working of the natural world. It is the counterpart of Druj, which represents falsehood and chaos. So Rastrianism emphasizes the importance of good thoughts, words, and deeds as these actions determines one's fate in the afterlife. So this word Asha is really interesting. So in my channeling, Asha is very sacred, similar to Aisha. It's like and I've I connect with it when I channel, it is the cosmic order, it is the truth, it is the righteous and right way of living, it is the natural laws and rhythms of the universe. So it's interesting that these Zoroastrianisms in Persia, which is current day as we kind of call it Middle East, that stretches into India as well, is really important. So I've been creating a library in consciousness, you can access it there. It's really interesting, really special. It's about creating peace in the universe. So in 551 BC, Confucianism was started in China. Really, really important book for the Chinese. Very, very wise, knowledgeable, really important text if you're interested in reading more about that. 500 BC, the Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism was written. But they talk about some similar concepts, like Brahman, which is God. So when I was reading the Bhavagat Gita, I connected with God spiritually. They also talk about Shiva and Shakti, which are the feminine and masculine principles of the universe. So to be taken more metaphorically, a lot of people are not really aware of that. Carl Jung studied Hinduism, came up with a lot of concepts of archetypes, of shadows, of really interesting concepts for the West because he studied Hinduism. So just be more open-minded. I have a poem uh on Medium. Maybe I should read it now. It might make sense to people right now if I read it. Because again, it's not about uh this religion being right or this religion being wrong. It's more about, huh, what environment were they in, what situations were they in? Um how creative were they, how inspired were they? What were the circumstances? Was the struggling, was there poverty, was there um, you know, you you really have to take into account a lot of different factors. So here's my poem just as a little break for us. It's called Religious Flavors of the Sensual Variety. So every religion is like an exotic dish. Some people may not like to taste something spicy. Not everybody is into poetry of a new kind. But for me the diversity is of a sensuality, how one speaks of the divine in their own language, how an environment communicates the heart to its people, such lushness, richness, wisdom in each flavor. So I'm I'm very open to all religions. I find them all fascinating. They come from their environment from many different factors. So if you if you can keep that in mind, that might be helpful. Alright. So 550 BC, Pythagoras of Greece was started. 455 BC, Buddhism of China was created. Uh, Buddhism is an incredible religion. It's to me it's it's quite secular. Um you can be basically any religion and go to Buddhism. Um meditation is extremely important, it connects you to your heart, so you can calm down, you can be in the rhythm of your heart, you can be calmer, you can make make better decisions. Um if you're really anxious, you aren't in tune with your heart, you don't think as well if you're in the past or the future, uh, anxious about the future, worried about the past, and regret and shame and envy and jealousy, all the sins that the Bible talks about, um, then uh you won't be present to the moment. I talk about this in my podcast, Achieving Enlightenment, uh, Quantum Zero Gravity, Time Equals Zero. If you're in the present moment, uh not in the past or the future, but in your heart, in front of the person in front of you, in their heart, uh, with the animals in their hearts, then you can be in synchrony with the universe. So meditation is a way to do that. So Buddhism helps a lot. There's a lot of podcasts out there that can help you. Again, uh, it can be secular, you can be of any religion and meditate. Um, Buddhism also, though, does get into uh precepts, the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path that are extremely important and sacred. Um so uh I have I I've written about it in my book and on my website. Um so um so it talks about the four noble truths that the truths of suffering, of dissatisfaction and satisfaction. Um the cause of suffering is craving, desire, and attachment, you know, wanting. The end of suffering is letting go of that. Um and the truth of the path is the noble eightfold path. So um a lot, some people this might not apply to if you're starving, then you're starving, right? And you might need food uh and crave food, and and that's important. But for a lot of people in uh who have enough, you might have just enough, plenty, right? But you still crave more and more and more and more, and you think it'll bring you happiness, but it doesn't. Um it's a fallacy. So you you need to uh detach, let go, become peaceful, become calm, realize that your satisfaction comes from uh real loving relationships, uh you know beautiful, uh compassionate communities, excitement about your your livelihood, uh what you do with with your time. Um you may not uh the this this this desire for more and more and more is just it leads to suffering. So so letting go is is is how to do that. And the Noble Eightfold Path, uh so it the first one is right view, understanding of the four noble truths and the nature of this reality. Uh the second is the right intention, commitment to ethical and mental self-improvement. Um so that's you know similar to Hinduism, the Bible, all spirituality, really. Uh right speech, abstaining from lying, gossip and harsh speech, right action, acting in ways that do not harm oneself or others. So that would be negative karma, right? Uh right livelihood, making a living in a way that does not cause harm. So these right action and right livelihood, I think, are really important today to understand. Are you are you working somewhere that you believe does good? Are you buying products that you believe are good? Do you buy you know chemical products that are destroying the earth? Or do you buy products that are natural, biodegradable, and good for the earth? Um, you know, these are really important concepts to meditate on for yourself. And I have an article about that uh on my website in Medium and in my books on Amazon that you can read about. So uh then there's right effort, promoting positive states of mind in abandoning negative ones, uh, right mindfulness, developing awareness of body, feelings, and thoughts. So that would be, you know, meditating, really developing consciousness of your thoughts. A lot of people are sort of living unconsciously, they're not aware of these negative, ugly patterns and thoughts that they have. So uh meditation is a way to become aware of them and then be like, whoa, that's that's that's not that's not good, that's negative karma. Um I and now I'm aware of it, and once you're aware, once you're conscious of that pattern, then you can change it. Um, but first you have to be conscious of it. So so meditation is a way to do that, shadow work is a way to do that. I have I have articles on shadow work as well. Um uh and that can really, really help you. Um right, right concentration, cultivating deep mental focus and calm. Um so um these eight factors are to be practiced simultaneously, not in a strict sequence, as a comprehensive guide to living ethically and achieving enlightenment. All right, so that was Buddhism. All right, so I talked about, so now we're we're back to Greece, 400 BC. So the Greek gods were first. Uh again, take them metaphorically. They have really interesting uh um mythologies to. if you if you if you would like to uh read a book about them one second I'm gonna take a drink of my cacao with iron and my vitamin C prevents anemia as I said the the combination and anemia is a massive problem around the world really so um it's helpful to understand there's people who eat meat and they're anemic so you can't just eat you can't just eat red meat you you have to pair iron which could be in um quinoa canicha kaniwa cacao which is um the organic form of chocolate um it's in many different foods iron is uh you can be vegan I'm vegan um and uh yeah I I just pair iron with I I make fresh fruit juices um which have vitamin C and then I'm I'm not anemic but there are people out there who unfortunately think they can just eat red meat and be not be anemic but no that's a fallacy you have to uh the I believe the United States is really behind in understanding nutrition they used to promote oh maybe they still do oh god um um non-fat diets that's awful that's horrible you need fat avocados have fat in them really healthy for you nuts almonds uh cashews have fat in them really essential uh for your body and they have really nutritious uh energies in them so the United States has been wrong about nutrition in many ways they need an updation um and they really need to help people understand anemia and they need to understand that the way you combine combine foods is important um it's not just you know you eat this you eat that and it doesn't matter how they're paired no vitamins and minerals and who knows what else amino acids they they all combine together in your body in different ways so that needs to be researched more I think the United States is way behind in that in that area okay so Socrates and Plato of Greece came in 400 BC so they developed this this this concept of questioning of they were brilliant philosophers and yet Socrates was killed like Yeshua like Jesus was as well because he questioned society but they but they are still known today for their brilliance and um and so yeah you can you can look up more about the Socratic method I was part of a group on the Socratic method in New York City when I lived there and we philosophized about a lot of different topics together. So remember freedom of speech is extremely important um to be able to question it's also in the Bible to be able to question God even God says question question God so so uh it's it's a fundamental concept and if somebody doesn't like to be questioned then what's going on right uh though obviously probably hiding something so um so they were brilliant philosophers that that that uh that that came through in 400 BC in Greece 375 BC Taoism and the Dao Tejing of China were created so the Tao Tejing is a fascinating book I highly recommend it it's about the right way to rule basically in in like a way of usher um it's it's really peaceful it's it's it's very spiritual it's very ethical it's very wise um if you're a leader I recommend reading it it's it's very dear to my heart I uh yeah I really I really treasure it and and China also is known for for its concept of qi so qi means energy so um they have a lot of different practices like in in so in Hinduism they had yoga and in China they have um different energy practices for moving qi around um so they have tai chi which are slow flowing movements which harmonize the breath motion and awareness to boost mental and physical health they have qigong which is similar it's about breathing and posterior and even elderly can do it so um so if you're elderly you could consider doing these slow flowing movements for your body um that would be very healthy for you as well so the Chinese developed these practices the Chinese also were developing like they developed acupuncture they developed all of these concepts about the organelles of the body and the emotions that are held in the body in different in different organelles while the Hindus developed Ayurveda which is also about different foods and different energies that people have there's so much research that the Hindus and the Chinese were doing about the body that are fascinating and really spiritual so if you're interested in studying those practices I highly recommend it. Okay so 350 BC Aristotle was was around and again a brilliant philosopher so humans you know around the world were just becoming extremely intelligent. 300 BC the Nubian Sudanese pyramids of the Kushite kingdom were formed so again pyramids are a thing and need to be studied more in 0 AD Jesus Christ was born I call him Yeshua so the New Testament of the Bible was written by his followers. So Christ was God is God and he brought the his word to the people at the time the Pharisees were were there were so many rules and laws they were taking advantage of the people there were like six hundred laws nobody can follow 600 laws that's ridiculous that's insane and so Jesus Christ said the only law is love and he also said obviously the Ten Commandments and and so these Pharisees were taking advantage of people they were um they were not being true to the Old Testament to God and so Jesus Christ Jesus Christ was born and he went against the Pharisees he said we need to help the poor we need to help the sick help the hungry and the Pharisees didn't like that just like they the Greek Greek leaders didn't like Socrates and so they killed him but he was true he was truth he was love he was light he was God and so his followers wrote about his word and and then there were later people there's Galatians that says you can stop circumcising yourself and that came from Jesus Christ. Against Christianity and then one day he was blinded and you can read about it in in the Bible and and then he was awoken by Jesus Christ and he became Jesus Christ's primary follower and he built the the the church of um of Christ of Christianity in Europe he spread the word so his story is kind of like proof of Jesus Christ being real as well Moses is proof Christ is proof it's it's you you have to read the Bible to understand it. Okay so um all right 08D interesting white buffalo calf woman of the Lakota Sioux was also also introduced at this time so from Google AI with the white buffalo calf woman taught the Lokoda Sioux people the seven sacred rites including the sweat lodge vision quest the sun dance along with the sacred pipe channunpa to foster unity and spirituality her teachings also emphasize living in harmony with nature respecting all beings and embracing values like generosity compassion and wisdom to achieve balance and peace so that's really interesting so I'm from South Dakota so I'm I'm I'm uh from where the Lakota Sioux are from I also have Lakota in me I have indigenous blood in me that's why I am a shaman um I believe I also have a lot of other I'm multi-ethnic I have a lot of differences in me I have Hindu in me Chinese in me Arab in me so uh but yes I'm also of Lakota origin and so the white buffalo calf woman I know is very important and so she was introduced at this around the same time which is interesting and then also from Google AI it says around zero AD Buddhism introduced to China by extension of Kwan Yin who um yeah there's it's interesting so so first so this this concept of compassion was first introduced it seems like in in India present day India or Hindustan and was masculine and then eventually I think this being reincarnated in China as a feminine version of compassion so it's interesting that you know these spiritual people reincarnate um and so that was happening around this time. Okay 200 AD Diophantes was around so Diophantes is really interesting. So Diophantes was a Greek mathematician who was the author of the Arithmetica in 13 books made of made up of arithmetical problems that are solved using algebraic equations. So according to Google AI he is considered by them to be the father of algebra it is fascinating because he also follows a rhythm a beat of the universe so he's like a poet it's really interesting and so when I was a graduate student at Harvard and MIT I had roommates and they were they were scientists mathematicians and they were both piano players and they both played the piano just just by themselves without any music and they created these masterpieces I was like blown away so there's something really special about music poetry dance rhythms and beats that coincide with mathematics and science so this is from Wikipedia the only definitive piece of information about Diophantasy's life is derived from a set of mathematical puzzles attributed to the 5th or 6th century CE Grammarian Metrodorus preserved in book fourteen of the Greek anthology one of the problems sometimes called diophantasy's epitaph states so here it is here lies Diophantus the wonder behold through art algebraic the stone tells how old God gave him his boyhood one sixth of his life, one twelfth more as youth while whiskers grew rife and then yet one seventh ere marriage begun, in five years there came a benouncing new son. Alas the dear child of master and sage after attaining half the measure of his father's life till fate took over him after consoling his fate by the signs of numbers for four years he ended his life so it's interesting that he's like a poet um and this puzzle that so so he also like created puzzles. So this puzzle implies that dear fantasy this age can be expressed as x equals x divided by six plus x divided by twelve plus x divided by seven plus five plus x divided by two plus four which gives x a value of 84 years. Isn't it interesting it's it's like it's it's it's like he was uh a poet and a mathematician and he was into puzzles and uh it's yeah he's really he's really intelligent again uh they called him the father of algebra um and he was in rhythm he was in beat so there's something about it I have I I have more on my website uh the rhythm and cadence of the universe found in mathematics the story of algebra and its foundations you can read more about that topic there okay so 300 AD Avulakiteshvara in India the symbol of compassion the is the masculine version supposedly was born again these numbers might be different I'm not entirely sure but compassion was being born around this time in India and China we can say 483 emperor in China had a vision of a feminine quan yin okay so then 610 AD Islam was founded so I have a whole article on Islam as well from a different perspective than most people are aware of so I call it an introduction to Islam from a different perspective frequencies prayer fasting tithing and the sound of the heart so not a lot of people know about Islam. It's really interesting so again it's about science and spirituality so the Quran is not supposed to be translated into another language because it comes from the sacred language of Arabic and the pulse of Muhammad's heart so Arabic was first and and then and then Muhammad and Arabic was actually if you look it up was was created by prophets different prophets so the Abrahamic faith was around during this time that region right and so Arabic has a rhythmic beat to it so I speak Arabic I studied the Middle East in undergraduate school at the George Washington University I got a dual bachelors of arts in international affairs and economics so um and then my focus was on international economics in the Middle East. So I have many articles about conflict resolution in the Middle East I lived in the Middle East so I know that there is a rhythm I speak to it. It's like It's in triads like darasa is to study. It's fascinating. It's a lot of the cadences are in threes. It's similar to Tesla. So Tesla was fascinated by 369. I believe it's more like 3.14, which is pi. So it would be 3.14, 6.28, but actually it would be more logarithmic. It would be maybe a Euler's number, maybe Fibonacci's number. It would go up in a different order, not just by what I, you know, not just 6.28. It would probably be larger. I think there's something to pi, Euler's number and the Fibonacci sequence that are really special together. So Arabic has this rhythmic beat that's in triads, that's in pi. And the Sufis, if you're aware of the Sufis, so the Sufis are a part of Islam. They circle their bodies in circular patterns and dance to the rhythm of the cadence of Muhammad's heart's teachings and they become enlightened. So isn't that interesting? They circle to this rhythmic Arabic language from Prophet Muhammad, which has prayers that are very healing frequencies from his heart, and they circle around like electrons, like atoms in this circular pattern of pi while meditating to spiritual cadences, and then they become enlightened. Like whoa. That is incredible. And Islam is also closely linked to Muhaban ibn Musa al-Qawa Kawazarmi. He was a mathematician active during the Islamic Golden Age who produced Arabic language works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography. He may have been inspired by Islam and the cadence of Arabic from Muhammad and Allah's spiritual teachings. Again, the universe is mathematical. If I was an Islamic scholar, I would really study these topics. So 120 AD Al-Qawazarmi wrote his foundational Arabic algebra text. Hisab algebra wal Muqabbala, the compendius book on calculation by completion and balancing. So he's one of the best mathematicians we have. Super fascinating story as well. So Al Kawazami's work, let's see. So instead of using numbers, he used words. He used Arabic. It is called rhetorical algebra. So it's something very unique. Al Kawazami's work, particularly his algebra, used full sentences to describe algebraic problems and their solutions. For example, instead of writing x plus 2 equals 4, he would have written a thing plus 2 equals 4, but it would be in Arabic in a cadence. So this is really complex. He must have been in rhythm, he must have used the words rather than the numbers to teach these concepts and understand them, which would align people with the rhythm of the universe. So what's even more interesting is that he was able to use rhetorical algebra to do quadratic equations. And this is in 820 AD. A quadratic equation is a polynomial equation of the second degree, meaning it contains a term where the variable is raised to the power of 2. The general form, a quadratic equation, is ax squared plus bx plus c equals zero, where a, b and c are constants and a cannot be zero. Also, Al Kawazarmi used the term completion or restoration. This is fascinating, fascinating spiritually and scientifically. So Al Qawazarmi's treatise. In the ninth century, Al-Qawazarmi's book Al-Kitab Al-Muk Tasar Fi Hisib Hisab Al Jabbar, while Muqabbala introduced the systemic solution of linear and quadratic equations using the concept of al-Jabbar, restoration or completion. As a spiritual person, this is interesting. Mathematics have been trying to understand the universe and equal their equations to zero. Could there be clues here for quantum physicists and others? Just putting that out there. Al Kawasami also wrote on Indian numerals, which were the basis for the decimal system. In the 12th century, Robert of Chester translated Al-Kalazami's Hisab al Jabbar Wal Muqabala into Latin, making it accessible to European scholars in the 12th century. So this translation and others of Al-Kalzami's works on Indian numerals were instrumental in bringing the decimal system, including the concept of zero, to Europe, revolutionizing mathematical practices. Fibonacci, another influential mathematician, further popularized the decimal system in Europe after learning about it in North Africa and through studying Al-Qazani's work. So again I talk about how many of these people in America and elsewhere, they they create this company, they use all of these concepts of algebra from these masters from thousands of years ago. And then they take all of this knowledge and they create a company and then they make millions, billions of dollars, and they act the egos shoot up massively, and they think they're so brilliant and so intelligent, and and then they don't distribute the wealth to anybody. It doesn't make any sense. So we really need a new economic system that distributes the wealth more equally to people. Again, in America, people are multi-ethnic. We all have all of these different ethnicities in us. How can we make sure that everybody in the world has the basics that they need? I talk about hemp and 3D printing, which are sustainable, really easy ways to help people. I talk about uh in in the second episode about not having cash crops, but rather having diverse sustainable farms and gardens that the community can survive on, that they have all that they need to live upon surrounding them. And that's I have a presentation on that as well on my website on Medium and in my book. My website, awakeningconsciousness.community. It's in there as well. These organic community sustainable farms, which I think are going to be needed, especially because artificial intelligence is going to take away a lot of jobs. So the Incan civilization, the Incas were important for building the largest empire in South America, known for advanced engineering, sophisticated agricultural techniques like terracing, and a highly organized society. So advanced engineering, sophisticated agricultural techniques like terracing, and a highly organized society. Their extensive road network, intricate architecture, including Machu Picchu, and complex governance provided a model for a resilient and prosperous empire in a challenging environment. The Inca legacy continues to influence Andean culture and their achievements remain a significant part of world history. So very brilliant people. Again, because the Europeans I talk about in part two just kind of killed everybody with guns and diseases, we are still learning more and more about the Incans, the Mayans, and the Aztecs and their brilliance that they created. Taking a drink here. So it would be incredible if people could study them, study them more. Alright. 1325 ED, Aztecs and the sun god Tonatiu. Not sure if I'm pronouncing that right. So from Google AI, the Aztecs were important for their advanced agricultural techniques, like uh Chinampas, floating gardens. Their sophisticated urban planning and engineering, particularly in building the capital city of Tenochitlan, and for their distinct cultural achievements in art, religion, and complex calendar systems, are part of uh why they were very important. They also had a profound and lasting influence on modern Mexican culture, leaving a significant legacy in areas such as cuisine and architecture. So and they also had a sun god, which is interesting. Alright, more could be researched there. I'm not an expert. 1840 AD, a female, Ada Lovelace, is considered the first computer programmer, having written the first algorithm for a machine in the 1840s to calculate the newly numbers for Charles Babbage's analytical engine. While the machine was never completed in her lifetime, her work is recognized as the first computer program and laid the groundwork for modern coding concepts. So she was incredibly brilliant and a female and the first computer programmer. Isn't that interesting? Again, we act like we just created computer programs in the 1900s, no. This came from thousands of years ago of algebra, quadratic equations, different engineering feats, and yeah, we can include Ala Lovelace as as part of who we should give gratitude to. Okay. So 1844 AD, the Baha'i Faith was created. So now we're getting a little closer to our time. So the Google AI says the Baha'i Faith stands for the oneness of God, the unity of religion, and the unity of humanity advocating for a world free from prejudice, racism, and nationalism and promoting gender equality, education, and a unified global society. How beautiful is that! Incredible. Let me read that again. The Baha'i Faith stands for the oneness of God, the unity of religion, and the unity of humanity advocating for a world free from prejudice, racism, and nationalism, and promoting gender equality, education, and a unified global society. So it was actually founded in Iran in the mid-19th century by Baha'u La'a. The faith teaches that major world religions are part of a progressive divine plan from one God and its goal to establish a just and peaceful global order. So this reminds me of Zarastrianism, also from Persia, Usher. So there's like this divine plan of peace, of global order that should be researched more. That I channel, I I am connected to, and others could as well. Again, I have uh this library and consciousness that if you are a shaman, a channeler, you can access. And it could really help you with your salvation, your spiritual development, your scientific development, all of that. So 1955 AD, the Yurashi book was created. I include it just because so I went to I I go to many different philosophy groups, uh, spiritual groups. I'm I'm just really interested in every uh every different group. So the Yarashva group is the Ryantra book is interesting because it uh it was published in 1955 and claims to be a spiritual revelation from celestial beings presenting enlarged concepts of God, Yeshua, and the universe. It aims to unite religion, science, and philosophy by detailing the origins of the universe, mankind's place within it, the life of Jesus, and the spiritual evolution of individuals and society. It's a massive book. I haven't read all of it. The group I was a part of, we read, we focused on there was like a chapter that had 12 different concepts that were very short. So I this is something that would need to be studied. I don't know if it's true or not. Um but it's interesting that people started channeling around this time, right? And um so it's yeah, it's it's it's just a curiosity of mine, I guess I could say. So 2000 AD, the New Age movement started, or maybe we could say even before then, right, with the hippie movement. So Google AI explains the New Age movement as a diffuse collection of spiritual and philosophical ideas, not a single organized religion, that emerged in the 1970s, blending Eastern mysticism, esotericism, science fiction, nature-based beliefs to promote personal spiritual growth, holistic healing, and self-discovery. Adherents often pick and choose eclectic beliefs and practices such as astrology, meditation, energy healing, and reincarnation to achieve a feeling of oneness with the universe and fulfill their spiritual potential. So, you know, I could kind of say I fit into this. I'm Christian, but I love Eastern mysticism, uh, spiritual scientific discoveries. I write tons about quantum physics. Quantum physics is extremely spiritual. Um you can find that all on my website, medium and book as well. So I personally suggest feeling into your own heart what is best for you. Then you can build your own spirituality based upon different sources that you feel comfortable with. You can try different churches, synagogues, mosques, Buddhist centers, Hindu centers, etc., and see if there is a teacher who resonates with you. Sometimes it's not the content, sometimes it's the character of the person leading the congregation who can lead you towards healing in love. So you may have to explore different spaces to feel what is right for you. Is there a harmonious sense of community there? Too as well, that's very important. So I've gone to different centers. Um I found one that I really liked because of the music. And it was a group of men who were just really beautiful singers, and um they used incense, the the the priest, it was a uh it was like a uh I'm not it was like kind of like a Catholic European church. Uh I'm not entirely sure. He was also into quantum uh quantum physics and things, so I went to that church a few times. So again, you can you can just just explore and and meet people and read different books. Um there are many audiobooks on different spiritual traditions, new scientific discoveries and esoteric knowledge. You can also form a group and study your book together or read it on your own. So I did this with a friend. Read the Bible in a yearbook, and it made it more fun to read the Bible together. I have a book on Amazon that you can use. So again, my name is Ashley Hikag. So it's called Poems from the Heart plus a Secular Mindfulness Meditation Handbook for Personal Group Studies. So I taught this handbook, this meditation handbook, to people at MIT when I was a graduate student there, as well as at the Cambridge Women's Center, where there were a lot of homeless women and people in poverty. And so I've read it to people who are very privileged as well as people who are not as privileged. So you can feel comfortable reading this as a group together and learning about these different concepts in the book, if you would like. So Ladinsky is very good at translating poetry. I love Rumi. I think he's incredible. Yeah, there's there's all sorts of different books out there you could read by Ladinsky. There's Hafiz who's also incredible. It's by Robert Gilmour. It talks about, it's an allegory of quantum physics. It talks about it in a really unique way. So you can you can also read about you can also read about that there. Okay, so this was kind of an overview of science and spirituality. Again, they go together. So if any of these religions sparked curiosity in you, feel free to study them more. Reach out to me if you have any questions. I hope you have enjoyed this podcast about how humans have evolved. The first podcast was about how oxygen evolved on earth to create life in general. And our first, you know, phyloplankton, cyanobacteria, eukaryotic cells. The second one was about the evolution of animals and how sacred and special they are, learning how to swim and fly and uh create communities. Um and this third article was about human evolution, you know, learning about science and spirituality. Um so I hope you have enjoyed these three different uh podcasts about our evolution. Um I hope you have gained a newfound respect for our earth, for ourselves, for life, for animals, for God, for the sacredness of protecting the earth from the dangers of pollution and climate change, and ensuring that we can survive as a species, that animals can survive, that we uh um will respect each other and this earth. Um so uh with that I send you our love and uh thank you for listening.